Appearances and Speeches

End of Custody Supervised License (ECSL) only operates in the prisons where it is required, and it is currently not operating in the women’s

It remains at the discretion of the prison service to prevent the End of Custody Supervised Licence release of any prisoners where releasing

Prison population figures are published weekly at Prison population figures: 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Following a period of staffing challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a substantial improvement in the national staffing pictu

It is not possible to break down the charge of trafficking into the specific categories of drugs, weapons, tobacco, or other illicit materia

HMP Dartmoor is an historic prison, constructed in 1809 which received Grade 2 heritage listing in 1987, and so is a complex suite of buildi

The vast majority of prison staff are hardworking and dedicated.

We have taken significant action through the Victim’s and Prisoner Bill to curtail IPP licence periods to give offenders the opportunity to

End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023.

ECSL brings forward the normal release of some offenders.